“First and foremost,
they are all outstanding people,” Enos said. “They each bring a wealth
of knowledge and expertise to their respective positions, and they will
be outstanding role models for our players.”

Cummings is no stranger
to CMU. He will begin his fourth stint with the Chippewas, including
being the team's offensive line coach from 1992-97 and a graduate
assistant during the 1988 and 1989 seasons.

Cummings (Buffalo, 1984)
most recently served as Marshall’s offensive line coach and
recruiting coordinator the past four years.

Tumpkin (Michigan Tech,
1994) has spent the last two years coaching linebackers at the
University of Pittsburgh. Tumpkin has also spent time at SMU, Sam
Houston State, Lakeland and Southern Illinois.

Nystrom (Michigan
State, 1988), has more than 20 years of coaching experience, including
being the defensive coordinator at Fort Hays State last year. He has
also spent time at North Dakota State, Texas Christian and 13 seasons
at Western Michigan. In his final six years at Western Michigan, Nystrom
served as the Broncos’ special teams and linebackers coach.

Samuel
(Purdue, 1995) spent the past two years as wide receivers coach at
North Dakota State. Before that, he had coaching stints at Southeast Missouri
and Nebraska-Omaha.

Shankweiler (East Carolina, 2006), comes to CMU from Michigan State, where he was a graduate assistant the past two years.